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Although few voters turned out, the first-ever election day for Grant County Clerk Tabatha Clemons went smoothly.
“Election day for us really starts weeks and months in advance and really ramps up the last couple weeks before,” said Clemons, who took office in January. “We had a great game plan going in. Of course, you make adjustments as you go. We are depending on a lot of people to make this a successful day. And, I think it was a successful day.”

Thorough police work and a hit on the fingerprint database led to an arrest in a Grant County pharmacy robbery.
The Grant County Sheriff’s Office had little to go on in hopes of making an arrest in the Jan. 6 robbery at Grant County Drugs in Crittenden.

On June 1, Williamstown Baptist Church will officially have a new minister.
Terry Allen Leap II was born in Fort Thomas in 1975 and grew up in Campbell County.
In 1998, Terry graduated from Temple Baptist College with a bachelor’s degree in pastoral ministries/Biblical studies.

(Editor’s Note: The Grant County News publishes all items in police beat that are submitted from each individual police agency. The News does not omit names from police reports.)
Deputy Mike Wright executed a warrant for Alec W. Morris, 27, of Corinth, for probation violation, at 5:47 p.m. May 19 on Stringtown Road. Morris was lodged at the Grant County Detention Center.